Feeling a bit poetic tonight.... :)

Tonight I spent the evening

taking care of little boys

I do this every day,

while tripping over toys

There is dirty clothes and dishes

Shoes to put away,

The food to fetch from the freezer,

tomorrow's another day

The pile of mending seems endless,

the time always flies

When patching knees of little pants

between the baby's cries

The bathroom found the mop today

the first time in 2 weeks,

With their enthusiasm to help

it now no longer reeks

Finally the last one nods

quiet steals across the house

I come downstairs to more chaos

want to collapse upon the couch

But instead I grab the tape

and the pile of ripped up books,

I remember the hymnals,

and the loose pages Philip took

And as I sit with my tape

And think how worn things seem,

I reflect on how they get that way

And living out my dream

You see...

I rather have a a bunch of books, all ripped and covers stained,

And know my boys love to read, and will learn with joy some day

I rather have three hymnals that are all missing a favorite page

And know that my boys love to sing and shout their Saviour's praise

I rather have a pile of jeans, not one without much wear

And know that healthy boys are ones that do the wear and tear

I rather have a lot of dishes, stacked almost to the sky

And know that food is plentiful, well-fed they can't deny

I rather have dirty clothes that seem to multiply,

Because they got them dirty helping cook our supper tonight

And

I rather be tired at the end of every day,

I rather be worn out and have no time to play

Than to trade all this work for a life of ease and fun

I am a MOM and that is my dream, I pray its a job well done!

(With great thanks to my Mom who has sacrificed for years and continues to do so daily!

And thanks to my mother-in-law, your bed-time-prayers have become my prayers-come-true!

And even more thanks to my wonderful husband- you enable me to be the woman I am- I would be lost without you! I love you!

And most of all thanks to my Lord, who sees fit to give me another day with my family and help mold these little souls for eternity!)

December in review

Our December was blessed with family and fun- although I battled a head cold, the rest of the family stayed healthy, and that is a huge blessing!

We are so grateful for our family and friends- May the Lord bless you in the New Year!

Growing every day!
Belated Christmas at the Ulmers- chaps made by Nana!

Will enjoying a taste of Noah's hair :)

Book bags from Papa and Nana

The end of the month is very important! Paul turned a long awaited 4!

Cuddles with Aunt Phoebe

And Aunt Elizabeth

Enjoying the heritage chimes (Over Thanksgiving weekend)

Marcus likes these!

William never lacks a willing arm to hold him!

Cuddles with Uncle Moses

Smile! We love Grandma Sue!

Merry Christmas!

Cabin Fever

What do you do when it is in the single digits outside and has been for the whole week?

What do you do when you have small boys with not-so-small amounts of energy?

What do you do when Mom is tired of crawling around pretending to be a bear?

At the Ansons, you have a jumping contest! (With Mom as the official announcer :)

See that smile? I assure you, no children or animals were harmed in the filming of these events!
"And in the blue shirt we have Flying Roy Rogers, doing a huge jump with a twist!"

"And Mr. Jimmy Roy Rogers lands a perfect high jump!"

"On your mark, get set, GO!"

"And that is a great flip for cowboy Paulie"

Thinking about catching up:)

Well there is nothing like starting out the New Year already behind!!! My blog posts and pictures have been held up by some problems we are having with our desktop computer. Scott has been working on it and it is not freezing up every 3 minutes now, but still having a few issues. Hopefully I can do a big update soon with lots of great pictures! Until then, I hope these few keep you smiling! Cowboys :)
This one is for you Aunt Jeannie! Thanks for the socks!

All dressed up and ready for church!

Deer hunting 2009

I feel very blessed this hunting season. I have a husband that loves to hunt with me. I have a family that allows us to stay with them. My family is eager to watch the boys so we can go out. And I am grateful for 3 great deer for the freezer! Scott got a buck and a doe this year

And i got a buck-Yeah!

More pictures later!

Our treasures

WE ARE BLESSED! Getting bigger everyday!
Hey Will!

I am a big brother!

So happy!

Sharing the Word... this pictures blesses my heart!

Matching!

Matching Sep. 5th- William 1 1/2 weeks old

September

Well, this month has been busy- and we are adjusting to a new normal. William is doing great- the boys love cuddling him and helping get diapers for him. Fall has arrived and we are enjoying cooler temps and Paul is very happy that Mom lets him wear long sleeve shirts everyday! Thanks to generous friends and family I have a lot of new and used clothes for the boys for winter, and I am half way through switching from the summer clothes to the winter stuff. This is a bigger job each year! Scott was able to take off work for about a week for "maternity/sick leave" so we have enjoyed extra time with him. Unfortunately, he has also had to take off some authentic sick time because this past week I came down with what appears to be Strep A and tonsillitis. But he has been a sweet heart and taken great care of me and the boys. I think we are all ready for Mom to be back on her feet though! :) Here are some pictures of the last month, enjoy!

Look who is 4 weeks old!

Playing at the the park....it is hard work climbing up the slide!

These boys love to swing high!

Marcus and a not so happy William :)

Our little cowboy and his brother

We were delighted to spend a couple of days at "Papa and Nana's" early September as we celebrated with them Elizabeth's high-school graduation. Although I did not get any pictures of the actual party, or all the wonderful friends that were there to help celebrate, I did capture a few precious shots of time with the family. Above you can see Phoebe enjoying holding her newest nephew.

Picking raspberries...yummy!

More picking....

Buddies!

We love you Uncle Silas!

Nana and Will

Reading with Micah

Elizabeth can make 4 hours of sleep after 2 busy days look a lot better than I can!

Snoozing with Auntie Esther

The Sunday morning breakfast crew

The week prior to Elizabeth's graduation we had the blessing of Charity spending the week with us. She was a HUGE help and we enjoyed her a lot. I love this picture of her cuddling Will.

Philip swinging

A favorite activity..... swinging from the tree branches....

....Even better when it takes a big jump to get there!

Umm, I think I need some help!

Trying to get a smile....

Not quite....

I'll give you a grin Mom!

My little boys :)

A friend designed a great gift for us when Will was born. A bag of toys/activities/treats and such individually wrapped and labeled. I could decide what to do today and the boys had the fun of a present to open for several days after the birth. The boys loved it! Thanks Em!

The new Sheriff in town....

...all cowboy gear a gift from the real Sheriff in town :)

Don't look grandma!

Hail! After the big hail storm last spring and another one early this month, I am beginning to think we are in a bad spot! Looks like the next project for the house is a new roof!

Four little men...:)

Introducing the newest Anson-

William Nicholas Anson

Born Thursday, August 27th 2009

1:00am

8 pounds 12 ounces

Joining us after a quick and wonderful home birth

Here is Will on the 31st- sorry I have taken so long to post pictures... I guess that is part of life after 4!

One week old!

These boys love their brother!

All my precious men! I love my family!

Thank you for your prayers and support. I will try to post pictures again soon!

Summer pictures

Here are some pictures of this summer... we hope you enjoy them! The wonderful slip and slide
Can you tell we mowed the grass the same day? :)

My 2 cowboys- Paul loves dressing the part, even if it means a jacket when it is 90* out. :)

Sticking out your tongue is very helpful when getting the caps in right.

A fun garage sale find- a perfect boys tent!

At the funeral home in NY

The four Homan siblings

Philip loves his Nana!

Part of the NY crowd out on a walk- notice the jackets! It was so nice there!

Beach day! Rebecca and Aunt Dorie

She does more than take pictures..... she captures life-

Forever etching a smile on your heart

Capturing a sunset that takes your breath away

Catching the falling tear

Wow- I am so glad she loves taking pictures because I sure love looking at them!

Philip's first time at the ocean!

It was cold!

I sure missed Scott and the older boys!

Beautiful!

Finally the sun came out!

Phoebe trying her hand at a sand castle

What a fun birthday gift- one of the deputies gave Scott a bunch of fresh produce from his garden. I woke up on my birthday to a kitchen full of yummy veggies to put up!

More of the produce

My big helpers getting the veggies ready

Working hard!

These are big Mom!